LWF Assembly

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The LWF Assembly is the highest decision-making gathering of the Lutheran World Federation, where representatives from member churches worldwide convene to set policies, elect leadership, and discern the communion’s common mission.

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Label Occurrences
LWF Assembly canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Lutheran World Federation body ⓘ
ecclesiastical assembly ⓘ
governing body meeting ⓘ
adopts LWF strategic priorities ⓘ
constitutional or statutory amendments of the Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
public statements and resolutions ⓘ
aimsTo discern common witness in the world ⓘ
promote unity in Lutheran theology and practice ⓘ
strengthen communion among LWF member churches ⓘ
appliesTo Lutheran World Federation global communion ⓘ
composedOf representatives of LWF member churches ⓘ
convenesEvery approximately six to seven years ⓘ
elects LWF Council members ⓘ
LWF General Secretary (or confirms appointment, depending on statutes) ⓘ
LWF President ⓘ
governs overall direction of the Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver LWF Communion Office policies ⓘ
LWF Council ⓘ
hasDecisionScope diakonia and humanitarian work policies ⓘ
doctrine-related policies of the Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
ecumenical relations policies ⓘ
public witness and advocacy policies ⓘ
hasFeature committee work ⓘ
plenary sessions ⓘ
regional and youth meetings ⓘ
worship and Bible study as integral components ⓘ
hasFunction discern the communion’s common mission ⓘ
elect leadership of the Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
set policies for the Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
other official languages of the Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
hasOutcome Assembly messages and reports ⓘ
programmatic directions for the following years ⓘ
hasParticipant delegates from Lutheran World Federation member churches worldwide ⓘ
hasRepresentationPrinciple gender balance ⓘ
geographical balance among regions ⓘ
youth participation ⓘ
hasRole highest decision-making body of the Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
hasTheme varies by Assembly and reflects current theological and global concerns ⓘ
isOrganizedBy Lutheran World Federation Communion Office ⓘ
meetsIn different host countries for each Assembly ⓘ
partOf Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
relatedTo ecumenical movement ⓘ
global Christian mission and service ⓘ
global Lutheran communion ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lutheran World Federation → hasOrgan → LWF Assembly ⓘ
Lutheran World Federation → hasOrgan → LWF Assembly ⓘ
subject linked to: LWF
Lutheran World Federation → highestDecisionMakingBody → LWF Assembly ⓘ
subject linked to: LWF